Transformers fansite Seibertron.com posted the very first image depicting the full body of Optimus Prime, as he will appear in director Micheal Bay’s live-action adaptation of the cult cartoon series. The picture seems to have originated from some sort of poster advertizing the movie’s release in July 2007; it offers a very good look at that familiar face plate and the new and very detailed body mechanics with the already infamous flames paint-job. More than that, though, it shows the enormous weapon Optimus carries around with him, which leaves us with no doubt as to its intentions: to whack the hideous Megatron with full-force.

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German director Christoph Schlingensief has revealed his plans to make a film about the final hours in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, who was killed in a car crash in 1997. German actress Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen has been cast in the role of Diana, according to UK Teletext.

“In London, we will have to work secretly because Diana is sacrosanct - and everybody goes jittery the minute you just mention her name. Jenny is my Princess Di because, like Di, she presents a projection surface for longings. She resembles Diana as both of them seem to be within reach, but never are”, the director commented.

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Fans will be pleased to learn that to mark the 40th anniversary of Star Trek, all 79 episodes are to be re-aired from September 16 on television. However, this time around the show will be startlingly different- each episode will be updated with state of the art computer generated special effects.

“We’re taking great pains to respect the integrity and style of the original,” says Michael Okuda, a long time scenic-art supervisor on the Trek franchise. “Our goal is to always ask ourselves: What would Roddenberry have done with today’s technology?” Okuda’s has been partnered in the project by his wife, Denise Okuda, author of several Trek reference books, and 14-year Trek production veteran David Rossi.

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Fans fretting over the future of the newly-rebooted Superman franchise may not need to worry after all. It seems that Legendary pictures is in fact on board for a sequel. According to Variety:

“If Legendary is unnerved, it isn’t showing. Like Warners, Legendary insists it will turn a profit on Superman Returns, and has given all indications that it’s on deck to co-finance a sequel.”

More can be found at Superhero Hype!.

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Philip Pullman, the author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, was invited to visit Shepperton Studios the other day, to witness how the film adaptation of The Golden Compass (the first installment) is shaping up. Recounting the experience in his September message, the author mentions his enthusiasm on seeing his book come to life: “Not a great deal has been built yet, but I could see from the artwork how sumptuous and extraordinary this film will look […] And the costumes! The gyptians look magnificent - rough and vivid patterned coats and boots; and Lyra`s dresses […] are beautifully right.”

Pullman also mentions his delight at New Line’s casting choices, whilst confirming who will play some of the minor roles.

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A staffer from Harry Potter fansite The Leaky Cauldron was recently invited to the headquarters of EA, one of the biggest video game production companies, who are currently working closely together with Warner to create a very authentic video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. EA is using actual film blueprints to base the game on, meaning the settings she got to see were very close to what will eventually feature in the film. Next to a recount of the game developer’s Potter obsession and details on which characters will be controllable and how the magic spells will be performed, a very interesting tidbit is the structural breakdown of the game, which may offer some insight into which scenes will feature in the film.

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Christopher Nolan is currently editing and promoting The Prestige, and while discussing that film with various movie sites who promise to have their interviews with him online soon, Nolan was also questioned about the Batman sequel The Dark Knight.

The director stressed how his interest in the sequel lies in moving on from Batman Begins and doing something quite different: “I think, what people responded to most about Batman Begins is how different it was from their expectations. So I think we would be foolish to not recognize that and attempt to do something very different in the sequel. I certainly wouldn’t have any interest in trying to repeat the experience that the film already made because I think, particularly being an origin story, it’s a very unique thing.”

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French star Vincent Cassel (Irreversible, Ocean’s Twelve; you probably know him as Monica Belucci’s hubby) has been cast in David Cronenberg’s new film Eastern Promise. Cassel will star as Petrid (who’s family owns a Russian Brothel) alongside Naomi Watts and Viggo Mortensen. Steven Knight (Dirty Pretty Things) will provide the script. Cronenberg is the director of cult films such as The Fly, Crash, eXistenZ, and A History of Violence, while his upcoming Maps To The Stars is currently in pre-production. 

The London-based thriller Eastern Promise centers on a nurse (Watts) investigating the identity of a young Russian prostitute who dies in childbirth. She unwittingly stumbles into a Russian police operation that seeks to expose a major Russian Mafia prostitution ring.

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Comingsoon reports that Fox Broadcasting has officially greenlit the production of a pilot for a proposed Terminator television series. The Sarah Connor Chronicles will explore what happened to the character during the second and third movie.

David Nutter, who has an excellent record in producing pilot shows (his last twelve have made the transition to series) has been brought in to direct and act as executive producer. His previous directorial efforts include Smallville, ER, Nip/Tuck and the Sopranos.

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Tyrese Gibson has been talking to IGN about his involvement in the Marvel Comics adaptation Luke Cage.  This is what the actor had to say on the set of Transformers-

“Right now they’re doing a rewrite on the film. John Singleton’s got me at the top of his list. I’m not full-on committed to the project but it’s something I’m extremely interested in. Met up with Neal Moritz a few times about it. Met up with Avi Arad a few times about it, and you know, we’ll see what happens.

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